MARINTEC ROUND-UP
New production facility for increased Asian presence
completion. This summer the first generating sets will roll out of the new assembly plant in Shanghai, beginning a joint venture between Wärtsilä and the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI). The 50/50-owned company will be named Wärtsilä Qiyao Diesel Co Ltd. SMDERI, an affiliate of the Chinese shipbuilding group CSIC, is currently known for diesel engines, engineroom and automation equipment, also noise and vibration reduction solutions. Located in the Lingang Industry Zone in Shanghai, the new factory has an area of more than 8000m2
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facility will employ more than 100 people when its phase 1 capacity has been granted. Auxpac medium- and high-speed marine generating sets were introduced to the market at the end of 2004. They are supplied as pre- commissioned standard modular packages. The high-speed range covers an output from 60kWe-1630kWe, while medium-speed power run from 520kWe to 2850kWe. The latter series (based on the Wärtsilä 20-series engines) run on heavy fuel, and the high-speed range on marine gas oil. The high-speed sets are based on cooperation with Volvo Penta, through which Wärtsilä will sell and service large Volvo Penta engines for commercial shipping applications.
Wärtsilä has recently enhanced its Auxpac range by increasing the output to 2850kWe (3625kVA) and now offers a suite of technical modifications which have not only improved price and performance, but also lowered lifecycle costs. A new fuel system makes it possible to feed fuel with the same parameters as the main engine, allowing generators to be connected to the main engine fuel supply. To speed up and simplify installation, the water cooling system on the Wärtsilä 20-series has also been remodelled, halving the number of connections required to two, as well as saving engine parts. In addition, the engine design has been improved, including a simpler lubrication oil sump. All of these changes have aided Wärtsilä in reducing prices, it is claimed. Another new feature is replacement of the hydraulic-mechanical speed governor with an all-electric unit. The governor, developed by Wärtsilä, provides a gain in performance areas while the new actuator provides a faster, more
CHINESE facility which is set to produce Wärtsilä Auxpac 20 units, is nearing
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t the end of last year, from December 6-9, the Marintec China exhibition was held in Shanghai, China. It was a record- breaking event, with 1032 exhibiting companies attending, and 30,097 visitors registered. Over 70% of exhibiting companies came from abroad, underlining the international profile of what is now regarded as the definitive maritime trade fair in Asia.
The show conclusively reinforced the technological exchange between the international and Chinese maritime industries. The Naval Architect attended the exhibition, and this report details activities of some of the many European companies working, and expanding their businesses, in Asia.
Afull range of service support for the Auxpac range includes commissioning, maintenance, and spare parts. One of the features of this is the availability of advanced condition monitoring analysis to support planned maintenance.
This works by exploiting data made available by the electronic control facilities on the diesel engines. Data from each generator set's proprietary dual-redundant CANbus network is collected, exported, and analysed by an optional software package named CMB Expert.
This can be performed locally on a shipboard PC or by remotely transferring the data via a satellite link to a Wärtsilä service centre. If spares are required, they can then be sent to the ship's next port.
First deliveries
accurate response. Improvements of up to 30% in load response have been confirmed in tests. A new control system also provides for isochronous load sharing.
There are currently more than 200 Auxpac 20 sets on order, 70 of which are destined for ships under construction in China. The first Chinese- built Auxpac sets are likely to use four-cylinder Auxpac 20 engines with an output of 645kWe, and the six-cylinder versions with outputs of 875kWe and 975kWe. These will be for delivery to both domestic shipyards and for export, for installation in Handymax bulk carriers and product tankers.
An artist's impression of the new assembly plant Wärtsilä Qiyao Diesel, in Shanghai.
ABB Jiangjin Turbo Systems Co Ltd, has recently been set up for the production, sales, and servicing of ABB turbochargers in the Chinese market. The partnership became active on January 1 2006.
THE NAVALARCHITECT FEBRUARY 2006
Turbocharger companies join force A
NEW joint venture between ABB and Jiangjin Turbocharger Plant (JTP), named
The company will be headquartered in Jiangjin and combines JTP's factory in Jiangjin in the municipality of Chongqing with both partners' sale and service stations along the coast, including those in Hong Kong. JTP is a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) and has been ABB's licensee
for turbochargers in China since 1978. By joining forces, ABB and JTP hope to further strengthen their positions as a prime supplier of turbochargers to the Chinese market. ABB Jiangjin Turbo Systems Co Ltd, employing approximately 500 people, will be under ABB management and fully integrated into ABB's worldwide network.
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